Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 11 (PTI) The Kerala government on Monday said that it was the only state in the country to compile all the portions avoided by the NCERT from school textbooks and create a new textbook for students to study and appear for exams. State General Education Minister V Sivankutty said the government took such […]
TN to implement reading movement in all govt schools by September 2023
Chennai, July 31 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu school education department will implement ‘Vaasippu Iyyakam’ ( reading movement) across all the government schools in the state from September 2023. The project is to promote Vaasippu Iyyakam or reading movement in classes 4 to 9 in government schools of the state. The pilot programme was inaugurated on July […]
TN higher education minister Ponmudi acquitted of charges in land grabbing case
Chennai, July 6 (BPNS) A special court trying cases of public servants like MPs and MLAs have acquitted Tamil Nadu minister for higher education K. Ponmud in a land grabbing case. Special court judge, Justice G. Jayavel acquitted the minister stating the prosecution was not able to prove the case beyond any reasonable doubt. The […]
TN college team to participate in Monaco Energy Boat Challenge
Chennai, June 28 (BPNS) An engineering college team from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu will participate in the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge (MEBC) 2023 from July 2 to July 8. The MEBC is organized by the Yacht Club De Monaco (YCM) which is to promote innovation in the yachting industry. A ten member team from Kumaraguru […]
University in Kerala Allows Leave for Blood Donation, a First in the Country
by Dileep V Kumar/ Thiruvananthapuram Billed to be first in the country’s higher education sector, a university in Kerala has introduced the concept of ‘leave for blood donation’ for its students. A historic decision in this regard has been taken by the University of Kerala (KU) as it allows students to donate blood without losing […]
Stalin writes to PM against introducing NExT for medical students
Chennai, June 13 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister in a letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed his strong opposition to the National Exit Test (NExT). The Union Health Ministry has announced that a National Exit Test (NExT) would be held from 2024. NExT would be a single examination that would replace […]
TN again postpones reopening of schools
Chennai, June 5 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu school education minister, Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi has said that the reopening of schools in the state will be postponed by a few days in view of scorching summer. Earlier, the state government had announced the opening of schools on June 7 instead of June 2 as declared earlier. The […]
New English learning programme launched in 36 child care centres in TN
Chennai, June 1 (BPNS) The Department of Social Defense and the State Child Care Protection Society have launched an English learning programme in 36 childcare centres of Tamil Nadu. The programme titled ,Magic English Learning Buddy will provide experimental learning in English to the students by way of mime, music, storytelling and theater based activities. […]
TN Governor appoints Dr. Narayansamy as VC of TN Medical University
Chennai, May 29( BPNS) Tamil Nadu Governor, R.N. Ravi on Monday appointed Dr. K. Narayanasamy as the Vice-Chancellor of the Dr. M.G.R. Medical University. It is to be noted that the Governor is the Chancellor of the University. The posting is for a period of three years from the date of his assumption of office. […]
Government arts and science colleges in TN to have napkin vending machines
Chennai, May 25 (BPNS) After installing napkin vending machines in government schools of the state, the Tamil Nadu government is embarking on a project to install napkin vending machines in all Government arts and science colleges in the state. The higher education department officials told BPNS that there are presently only a few government colleges […]